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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455195403321

Autore

Richardson Barry A. <1937, >

Titolo

Defects and deterioration in buildings / / Barry A. Richardson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-80369-2

1-280-40106-0

9786610401062

0-203-04274-3

0-203-18977-9

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Disciplina

690.24

690/.24

Soggetti

Building failures

Buildings - Protection

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published 1991 by E. & F.N. Spon. Second edition 2001 by Spon Press"--title page verso.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Preface to the First edition; 1 Defects and deterioration; 2 Structural problems; 3 Thermal problems; 4 Moisture problems; 5 Noise problems; 6 Wood problems; 7 Masonry problems; 8 Concrete problems; 9 Coating problems; 10 Foundation problems; 11 Wall problems; 12 Window problems; 13 Roof problems; 14 Floor problems; 15 Combustion problems; 16 Plumbing problems; 17 External problems; 18 Health and safety problems; References and further reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A professional reference designed to assist surveyors, engineers, architects and contractors in diagnosing existing problems and avoiding them in new buildings. Fully revised and updated, this edition, in new clearer format, covers developments in building defects, and problems such as sick building syndrome. Well liked for its mixture of theory and practice the new edition will complement Hinks and Cook's student textbook on defects at the practitioner level.